American flyer Diesel horns

[J. Daddy]

Good evening Gentlemen,

So it hums, sparks, and sputters, but never works... no not my ticker... this would be the non-working horn in my post-war flyer diesels... how do you get them to work?

Thanks,

j. daddy

[CSXect]

Try this website for more S gauge infohttp://www.s-trains.com

[Anonymous]

I've been told that the problem almost always is the tubular capacitor near the speaker, which by now has  had 50-plus years to dry out.  Not being good with a soldering iron, I've never tried to replace one, but the first thing is to know the electrical 'value' of the original capacitor before hunting for a replacement.

[marxalot]

Howdy. The site below lists a horn kit which includes capacitor, resistor and wiring instructions. It might be worth a try.

http://www.rfgco.com/catalog/index.html